Rules regarding the alphabet

Question 1

There are 21 consonant letters in Russian:

Answer 1

б, в, г, д, ж, з, к, л, м, н, п, р, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ

Question 2

The consonant letter ____ is sometimes called a semivowel.

Answer 2

й

Question 3

There are 10 vowel letters:

Answer 3

а, э, ы, у, о, я, е, ё, ю, и.

Question 4

wo letters of the Russian alphabets do not designate any sounds. They are the “soft sign” (____) and the “hard sign” (____)

Answer 4

ь , ъ

Question 5

The “hard-indicating” vowels are _, _, _, _, _,

Answer 5

а, э, ы, у, о.

Question 6

Russian “soft-indicating” vowels are formed from their “hard-indicating” counterparts by adding an English sound of “_____” at the beginning.

Answer 6

y

Question 7

The “soft-indicating” vowels are _, _, _, _, _,

Answer 7

я, е, ё, ю, и.

Question 8

The basic rule to make a “soft” Russian vowel:

Answer 8

The basic rule to make a “soft” Russian vowel is to combine a sound of English y with corresponding “hard-indicating” vowel. For example, to get Russian я you should say y + a as if they are one whole (ya).

Question 9

In unstressed positions, Russian letters _, _, _, are pronounced like an abbreviated Russian И.

Answer 9

Я, Е, Э - И

Question 10

The letter _ is always stressed in Russian words.

Answer 10

Ё

Question 11

In unstressed positions, Russian letter _ is pronounced like unstressed Russian _. In other words, it sounds like English _ in ___.

Answer 11

O - A - u, nut